Program Specifics and Parameters

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The Lake County Office of Emergency Management would like to remind property owners in the county that funding remains available for the purpose of reducing wildfire risk to your property by assisting with hazardous fuels reduction.

Grants have been obtained to assist property owners with projects as thinning, pruning, piling, burning, chipping, and/or mulching in areas where hazardous fuel conditions warrant or where there are forest insect and disease issues. Generally, qualifying applicants pay 25% of the cost of treatment, with the grants picking up the remaining 75%.

Winter, Spring, and Fall are the best times to apply to reduce wildfire risk to your property; prior to the wildfire season. If you are interested in applying for funding to reduce the hazardous fuels on your property, information is available by calling the Fuel Reduction Coordinator with the Lake County Office of Emergency Management at 883-6999.

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The attached application needs to be filled out and submitted for participation in this program. After applications are received, the qualification for grant funds is determined by site reviews conducted by foresters or wildfire personnel who will work with property owners to develop treatment prescriptions.

For information about the Lake County Wildfire Risk Assessment & Fuel Reduction Program for Lake County non tribal residents contact: Lake County Fuels Coordinator Carey Cooley at (406) 883-6999 ccooley@lakemt.gov

For information about the Tribal Wildfire Risk Assessment & Fuel Reduction Program for tribal members contact: Fire Management Division (406) 676-2550 fire@cskt.org
 

OTHER WILDFIRE RELATED LINKS

http://www.cskt.org/tr/fire.htm
A link to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe Fire Management web site: which includes an area “Fire History Project”.

http://www.cskt.org/fire_history.swf
A link to “Fire on the Land” site with detailing “Native Peoples and Fire in the Northern Rockies”; an interactive DVD program.

http://www.firewise.org
A link to information and resources for homeowners to learn about wildfire risk and suggestions for homeowners to reduce risk.

http://www.firewise.org/usa/big_fork.htm
A link to the Bigfork Firewise Community Story.

http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/forestry/fire/default.asp
A link to State of Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Forestry Division – Fire Management web site.

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc
National Interagency Coordination Center for Wildfire Incidents.

http://www.polsonfire.org
Polson Fire Department

http://www.bigforkfire.com
Bigfork Fire Department

http://www.ferndalefire.com
Ferndale Fire Department

Community Wildfire Protection Plan